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Browse Papillon books by Henri Charrière in order, with publication details and summaries to help you choose where to start reading.

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Papillon books in publication order

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Banco

by Henri Charriere

1972

After years of imprisonment and escape, Henri Charrière recounts his adventures building a new life in Venezuela. Attempts to settle into honesty compete with encounters involving gold miners, gamblers and criminals before he finds another future through writing.

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Papillon

by Henri Charriere

Henri Charriere recounts imprisonment in the French Guiana penal system and his determination to escape. Known as Papillon, he describes brutal conditions, fellow prisoners and repeated attempts to regain freedom in an autobiographical account of endurance and ingenuity.

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